Our mission is to serve our neighbors, who are struggling with, or are vulnerable to food insecurity, by providing nourishing food, prayer, and referrals to other services.

Our vision is to improve the quality of life for our neighbors beyond food security.

Our motto: love until they ask why

The Storehouse began in 1999 by our founder, Meg Holland, as a response to a great need in the community.

The birth of The Storehouse came when the City of Covington was a newly incorporated city. The mayor asked Meg's husband, Pastor Kevin Holland at Covington Christian Fellowship, if the church was going to do anything for the needy in our community. When she heard this, she took it more as a challenge and responsibility to their faith community to respond. It was never intended for The Storehouse to be built under one church, but to unite the churches and non-profit organizations of the city.

Covington's Food Bank since 1999

how the storehouse came to be

This proved to be a key to our success because it opened the door to volunteers from all faiths. In February of 1999, we made our first home delivery of boxes of food to five families. It was a small, but very exciting beginning.

To see The Storehouse today expanding to not just churches but businesses, local organizations, private citizens, is a testimony to our motto we have carried all these years, “Love Until They Ask Why”. This motto became our guiding force and a daily reminder that love and kindness can transform not only individual lives, but entire communities.

a piece of our history

Rylan is a student at UW Tacoma, works with a construction company when he's not at school or The Storehouse.

warehouse executive assistant

rylan renggli

truck driver

Richard Jahn

Robin began volunteering at the Storehouse when she retired in early 2022 after a 30 year career as a CPA where she worked for 16 years for a large regional public accounting firm before moving to the private sector. She retired from a large local technology and real estate company. Robin joined the Storehouse Board of Directors in February 2023.

board member

robin hewlett

Willard retired in 2011 after working for Safeway for over 35 years. He has been volunteering at Storehouse since 2003, and became a member of the board in 2017. He attends Cornerstone United Methodist in Covington.

Treasurer

willard nielsen

Rob has a BS in Accounting, with a minor in Business Administration. He has been volunteering at the Storehouse since we first began in 1999, and joined the board in 2017. He attends Eastridge Baptist Church in Kent, WA.

Secretary

rob guthrie

Dave has 30 years of leadership, operations and program/project management experience with the NW's largest aerospace company. He was previously a board member for Vine Maple Place, and then joined the Storehouse board in 2017.

Chair of the board

dave kulp

Debby is a retired corporate executive with a heart and passion for caring for the needs of those in the Covington community. She began volunteering at the Storehouse in 2017 and is active in other non-profit organizations.

board director

debby hartsock

executive director

Stephanie Lawson

Stephanie brings over 14 years of experience volunteering with Scouts at the Storehouse, organizing food drives, and supporting families in need. This work reflects a lifelong passion for giving back and ensuring no one in the community goes hungry. She is dedicated to creating meaningful change by fostering partnerships, leading initiatives, and ensuring access to nutritious meals for all.